36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations

The day before Linda Wetzel closed on her retirement home in Southport, N.C., in 2012 —…

Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week

Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received an email on Sunday saying the bureau’s headquarters…

Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity

Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity”…

Why Banks May Be Hoping You’re Not Paying Attention

The median American household has a combined balance of $10,000 in its checking and savings accounts,…

Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending…

Rohit Chopra of CFPB Expected Trump to Fire Him Right Away, but He’s Hanging On

Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, expected to be fired soon after…

If You’re Retired, or Not: 5 Changes That Will Affect Your Money in 2025

Amid the global turmoil of this young new year comes a flurry of welcome developments that…

Capital One Is Accused of Cheating Customers Out of $2 Billion

The advertisement from Capital One had many of the same promises that other banks offer for…

C.F.P.B Sues Unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Over Risky Mortgages

A federal regulator sued a mortgage finance firm owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate on…